# Boris Johnson

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2022

Boris Johnson meets with Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman

Johnson is one of the few Western leaders to visit Riyadh since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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Mar 16th 2022, 5:48 PM

# Homeward Bound

British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has left Iran and will return to UK today

Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained since 2016.

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Mar 16th 2022, 1:50 PM

# Boris

Boris Johnson faces new scrutiny over Russian lord

Longstanding speculation about Johnson’s friendship with newspaper baron Evgeny Lebedev has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Mar 13th 2022, 12:28 PM

# France

Emmanuel Macron lashes UK for not doing enough for Ukraine’s refugees

The French president criticised Boris Johnson’s Government over a policy which requires visa applications to be made in person in Brussels or Paris.

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Mar 12th 2022, 9:58 AM

# No-Fly Zone

Ukrainian issues emotional plea to Boris Johnson for no-fly zone to prevent Russian bombing

Journalist Daria Kaleniuk told Boris Johnson in Warsaw that he must do more to protect civilians in Ukraine.

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Mar 1st 2022, 2:05 PM

# russian sanctions

Details of Boris Johnson’s ‘largest and most severe’ sanctions against Russia unveiled

The package includes an intention to impose an asset freeze on all major Russian banks.

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Feb 24th 2022, 5:43 PM

# Partygate

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to resigning if found to have broken the law

Johnson handed a legal questionnaire to police on Friday regarding claims that lockdown-busting parties were held in Downing Street.

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Feb 20th 2022, 11:35 AM

# false flag

Johnson fears Russian ‘false flag’ action to discredit Ukraine ahead of invasion

Boris Johnson said he feared more violence following the shelling of a nursery school in clashes between Ukraine and Moscow-backed separatists.

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Feb 17th 2022, 3:10 PM

# Downing Street

UK police send Boris Johnson legal questionnaire in No 10 'partygate' probe

Downing Street said the Prime Minister will ‘respond as required’.

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Feb 11th 2022, 10:29 PM

# Downing Street parties

Boris Johnson refutes former PM's assertion that he has damaged the UK's reputation

John Major said ministers being sent to “defend the indefensible” made the Government look “distinctly shifty”.

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Feb 10th 2022, 5:52 PM

# savile slur

Labour's Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of inciting mob with violent fascist conspiracy theory

Starmer said the UK Prime Minister had used a ‘deliberate slur without any basis in fact’.

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Feb 10th 2022, 7:07 AM

# champagne problems

Detectives investigating No 10 parties to start contacting people believed to have taken part

The Mirror earlier published a photo showing the Prime Minister near a prosecco bottle during a Christmas quiz.

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Feb 9th 2022, 9:24 PM

# Living With Covid

Boris Johnson signals end to self-isolation rules in England as part of ‘living with Covid’

He said the legal requirement to self-isolate for positive cases of Covid-19 is expected to end later this month.

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Feb 9th 2022, 5:35 PM

# DUP-ED

Ian Paisley accuses Tories of 'betrayal' for choosing 'English nationalism' over unionism

Paisley comments come as an early Stormont election was ruled out by the Northern Ireland Secretary.

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Feb 8th 2022, 12:16 PM

# London

Police step in as Labour leader Keir Starmer targeted by mob near UK Parliament

The Labour leader faced baseless allegations of “protecting paedophiles” after the Prime Minister used a widely criticised smear.

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Feb 7th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Downing Street

Boris Johnson starts new week with fresh staff in hopes of turning around fortunes

More announcements are expected on No 10 staffing in coming days following a swathe of resignations.

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Feb 7th 2022, 7:45 AM

# UK Politics

Not a ‘chance in hell’ Boris Johnson will step aside voluntarily, Tory peer says

Gavin Barwell, who served as chief of staff to Theresa May and now sits in the House of Lords, said there was a “strong case for change”.

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Feb 6th 2022, 12:26 PM

# Partygate

Another Conservative MP has called on Boris Johnson to resign

It comes amid reports that police have been handed a photo of Johnson holding a beer at an alleged gathering.

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Feb 5th 2022, 7:39 AM

# no 10

Four of Boris Johnson's key advisers quit in one day as political pressure mounts

Today, Johnson backtracked on the criticised and debunked claim that Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile.

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Feb 3rd 2022, 8:35 PM

# westminster

Johnson refuses to withdraw accusation that Labour leader failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile

Keir Starmer said the UK Prime Minister is “parroting the conspiracy theories of violent fascists to try to score cheap political points”.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 1:29 PM

# Oireachtas

Criticism of British Ambassador's refusal to appear before Good Friday Agreement committee

Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín said the decision to refuse the invitation was “a disgrace”.

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Feb 1st 2022, 10:00 PM

# Partygate

Boris Johnson commits to publishing ‘everything we can’ from full Sue Gray inquiry

The British Prime Minister has promised a fuller publication of Gray’s investigation once the Met Police probe has concluded.

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Feb 1st 2022, 7:40 PM

# Sue Gray Report

Boris Johnson’s Jimmy Savile comment about Labour leader Keir Starmer branded a 'disgrace'

The UK Prime Minister was hitting out at Labour criticism over the Sue Gray report in a fired-up House of Commons showing today.

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Jan 31st 2022, 5:53 PM

# Partygate

Johnson apologises as Gray report says No 10 parties showed 'failures of leadership and judgement'

Several of the gatherings should not have been allowed to take place, the report has found.

Sue Gray's redacted report on the “partygate” allegations has been published this afternoon.

Several of the gatherings should not have been allowed to take place, the report has found.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Boris Johnson said he “accepts Sue Gray’s general findings in full”.

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Jan 31st 2022, 5:23 PM

# Brexit

Boris Johnson sets out on plans to remove EU laws with new 'Brexit Freedoms' bill

Announcements will be seen as an attempt by Boris Johnson to steer the narrative away from allegations of rule-breaking gatherings.

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Jan 31st 2022, 7:32 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Boris Johnson resign?

The long-awaited ‘partygate’ report is set to be published within days.

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Jan 29th 2022, 10:46 AM

# sue gray

Partygate report due at No 10 within days amid speculation over Johnson's successor

Reports are circulating of a potential outside challenger for the Tory leadership who is thought by some to represent the ‘best chance for a fresh start’.

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Jan 29th 2022, 7:43 AM

# Downing Street parties

Met police denies delaying publication of Sue Gray inquiry as officers examine material

Scotland Yard says it has not delayed the publication of the long-awaited Cabinet Office report.

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Jan 28th 2022, 8:16 PM

# sue gray

Johnson’s wait continues for report into No 10 parties which could be key to his future

The announcement of a Scotland Yard investigation into some of the alleged parties has complicated the process.

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Jan 27th 2022, 10:23 PM

# Kabul

Boris Johnson says suggestion he intervened in animal airlift is ‘total rhubarb’

Boris Johnson has been accused of lying after leaked emails contradicted his stance of denying his involvement.

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Jan 27th 2022, 1:47 PM

# Under Pressure

Boris Johnson’s wait for report into pandemic parties at No 10 continues

The report was expected to be handed to No 10 today but had not been delivered by the time the Commons adjourned.

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Jan 26th 2022, 8:12 PM

# lockdown parties

Boris Johnson willing to speak to police investigating No 10 parties

The British Prime Minister has insisted he does not believe he has broken coronavirus laws.

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Jan 25th 2022, 3:00 PM

# restrictions

New report of birthday party held indoors for Boris Johnson during first Covid-19 lockdown

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fresh allegations of breaking coronavirus rules.

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Jan 24th 2022, 7:27 PM

# Nusrat Ghani

Johnson orders inquiry into MP's claim of Islamophobia in ministerial sacking

Downing Street confirmed the Cabinet Office has been asked to “establish the facts”.

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Jan 24th 2022, 8:38 AM

# Nusrat Ghani

Johnson under pressure to hold inquiry into MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim

Nusrat Ghani said she was told her faith was “making colleagues uncomfortable” when she was sacked as a transport minister.

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Jan 23rd 2022, 4:28 PM

# met police

No 10 efforts to save Johnson are illegal, Commons standards chairman claims

Chris Bryant said threats to withdraw funding from constituencies of MPs seeking to oust the PM should be referred to the police.

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Jan 22nd 2022, 11:13 AM

# Downing Street

UK government resisting investigation into ‘blackmailing’ of Tory critics of Boris Johnson

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said the allegations should be investigated.

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Jan 21st 2022, 2:17 PM

# William Wragg

Tory opponents of Boris Johnson are facing 'blackmail', MP claims

William Wragg has urged MPs to report intimidation to the police.

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Jan 20th 2022, 2:05 PM

# Partygate

Boris Johnson clings on despite demand to ‘in the name of God, go’

David Davis warned Tories the party faces “dying a death of 1,000 cuts” if MPs do not swiftly oust the prime minister.

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Jan 20th 2022, 7:10 AM

# Downing Street

'In the name of God, go': Defiant Boris Johnson faces Tory defections and plot to oust him

Downing Street said Johnson would have further meetings with MPs today as he attempted to shore up support on his backbenches.

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Jan 19th 2022, 5:55 PM